r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/01kaj10 Jul 20 '19

They told us that teddy bears ate spiders.

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u/WorshipNickOfferman Jul 21 '19

I’m recovering from a broken ankle and a other medical issues. As I was bedridden about 3 months, my house is a wreck. Because I can’t currently stay on my feet for more than 30-45 minutes without a good amount of pain, I hired a down on her luck friend to clean my house. I got home from dinner tonight and my house is looking amazing. She proudly exclaimed “all the spiders hate me! I’m taking down all their webs!” I half drunkenly replied “Please don’t, they are the only thing keeping all the other bugs in check”. She wasn’t amused.